smock mill

noun

a windmill with sails and shaft carried by a cap rotating on an octagonal tower.

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owl

crow

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Words nearby smock mill

smithy, smitten, smitty, smock, smock frock, smock mill, smocking, smog, smogbound, smoggy, smokable

Origin of smock mill

First recorded in 1795–1805

British Dictionary definitions for smock mill

smock mill

noun

a type of windmill having a revolving top

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